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Headteachers in the area have been reminding pupils about 'stranger danger' and parents have been warned to be on their guard.

An Avon and Somerset Policespokesperson said: "We've received a report of a 10-year-old girl being approached and spoken to by a man in a blue car in Portishead at about 8.30am today (8/12).

"The girl is safe at home and we're liaising with the school and the girl's parents to obtain further details.

"We'd like to reassure the public that we'll be making enquiries to trace the driver to get his account of what happened and we'd discourage unhelpful speculation on the circumstances of this incident as it's actively under investigation.

"We always encourage vigilance and awareness of personal safety and stranger danger in schools and among young people."

Anyone with further information should call police on 101, quoting log number 222 and today's date.